Summary
Alexei Rowles is a PhD-qualified entomologist and ecologist with 13 years of experience delivering applied ecological research and teaching across agricultural, urban and natural systems in Australia and the US. He combines university-level course coordination and field teaching (including GIS and multi-week field trips) with hands-on consultancy and government biosecurity work, translating complex ecological and socio-economic data into practical management actions. His research spans invasion biology, soil carbon analytics and spatially explicit bio-economic modelling to prioritise conservation investment, and he has co-supervised honours students while maintaining strong industry partnerships. Notably, he has led large soil-carbon datasets and socio-ecological analyses that linked landholder behaviour to carbon outcomes, demonstrating an uncommon blend of quantitative, social and field skills. Based in Melbourne, he focuses on pragmatic biodiversity conservation that informs policy and on-the-ground practice.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences at Monash University